A resplendent spotted Monkey single spout ceremonial ceramic vessel. Enveloped in a deep light maroon glaze, the playful primate’s expressive visage is comprised almond-shaped eyes, a wide nose with flaring nostrils, large ears, and an opened mouth, he stares into the distance in a trance like state An adorable petite monkey sits upon the handle at the juncture between the stirrup and emerging vertical spout. The iconography of this vessel is highly symbolic. Monkeys have always fascinated humankind, with their zany antics that seem to mirror and, at times, parody humans. Understanding simian creatures as mimics of human culture, most ancients of the Americas regarded the monkey as a mediary between man and the supernatural. A fine example of ceramic art from these artists of ancient Peru, impressive for its aesthetics and technical prowess.